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Residents tell Imperial City Council health risks were omitted from data‑center assessment, urge CEQA review
Summary
Two residents urged the city to press for stronger review of a proposed AI/data center, arguing the generator health‑risk assessment ignored an outage scenario where all backup generators run and asking the council to seek CEQA/EIR analysis and setbacks from homes and schools.
Several Imperial residents used the public‑comment period to urge the City Council to press for fuller review of a proposed data center and to protect nearby neighborhoods.
Robert Powell, a resident of 27277 West La Paz Drive, praised the council’s engagement on the issue and said he had reviewed the project’s health‑risk assessment for generator emissions. “They completely left out of that health…
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